# SmartyStreets: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/smartystreets

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Address verification tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/address-verification/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with SmartyStreets/Smarty if you're primarily U.S.-focused" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Address verification)
- "Smarty is a strong alternative for API-first teams that want structured, field-ready normalization from delivery checks." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Address verification)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SmartyStreets, from 5 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- melissa.com: 5
- capterra.co.uk: 3
- capterra.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- getapp.com: 3
- loqate.com: 3
- apio.sh: 2
- byteplant.com: 2
- cufinder.io: 2
- developers.google.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/address-verification-software: 3
- https://melissa.com/address-experts/how-to-choose-best-address-verification-provider: 3
- https://apio.sh/best/address-validation: 2
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/33215/address-verification/software: 2
- https://cufinder.io/blog/api/best-address-validation-apis: 2
- https://digi-texx.com/techblog/address-validation-software: 2
- https://geopostcodes.com/blog/best-international-address-verification-solutions: 2
- https://guideflow.com/blog/address-verification-software: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.